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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1941

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Strange Accident Clothes Burst into Flames Whilst Man Sat at Dining Table

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

A serious accident—one that occurred in extraordinary circumstances—occurred at Bongongo, seventeen miles from Gundagai, last week. As…

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Airman Killed Another Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Lending Aircraftman Robert Stratford, 21, of Glenelg, South Australia was killed, and a Royal Air Force officer was…

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Three Men Drowned When Pinnace Sinks In Harbour

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When a pinnace from the sloop Lismore foundered a quarter of a mile' from the jetty in an Australian port at 12 20…

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Fatality in Mine Man Killed By Fall Of Rock

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 1

While he was "barring down" at about a 300ft. level at the Lake George Mine, Captain's Flat, on Friday…

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ACCIDENT Motor Cyclist

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

Eric MacFarlane, 19, 120 Keira Street, Wollongong, received a probably fracture of the right leg when he was run into by a motor car on…

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Low Level--in Road Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 4

There were fewer fatal road accidents in New South Wales during the month of December than there were for the…

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Motor Cycle Skids Youth Slightly Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 4

Jack Radeliffe, about 19, mechanic, of Sloane Street was fortunate to escape serious injury yesterday when he fell from his motor bike, which…

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Strange Accident Clothes Burst Into Flames

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 4

A serious accident—one that occurred in extraordinary circumstances—occurred at Bongongo seventeen miles from Gundagai. As a…

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Painful Accident

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. Austin Davis, of Coolalie, who is at present managing “Cowridge,” in the absence of Mr. J. Betts, Suffered a very painful accident on…

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Horse Out of Control Accident at Ledgerton Sports

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

During the progress of the Patriotic Sports Meeting on Saturday last at Ledgorton, a horse got out of control of its rider,…

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Road Safety Two Evils in Road Accidents

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 4

Research into load accidents shows that types of accidents occur in “waves,” which are not confined to one part of the State. but to the…

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Highway Collision

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

A motor car and a panel van were involved in a collision as both vehicles were travelling along the Hume Highway…

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Fell From Window Airman Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY Wednesday: Shortly before midnight Aircraftsman L. P. Loosemoore fell from a first floor window at a hotel at Ultimo and…

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Four Injured Car Plunges Into Ditch

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2

A Goulburn woman and her three children were injured, although not seriously, when a car plunged into a ditch off…

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Two Evils in Road Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 3

RESEARCH into road accidents shows that types of accidents occur in "waves" which are not confined to one part of the State…

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Threw Child From Side-car Before Collision With Utility Truck Mother’s Presence of Mind

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2

Remarkable presence of mind was shown by Mrs. Leonard Price, of Bendick Muriell, when she saw that a collision was inevitable between a…

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Quarry Fatality Coroner Adds A Rider

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 1

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest held at Canberra on John Francis Smith, 27, labourer, of Causeway, by the…

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Damages Claim Collision On Gib Penrose and High Range

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 5

At the District Court, Moss Vale, before His Honour Judge Nleld, on Thursday morning, David Fyfe, of Penrose, for whom…

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Collision in Auburn St. Canberra Woman Was Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

A Canberra woman narrowly escaped serious injury in Goulburn on Saturday afternoon when the car in which she was…

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Shearer Injured Unusual Happening

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 1

A Bungonia man was slightly injured in peculiar circumstances who engaged in shearing operations at a district shod…

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